Experimental Investigations on the Effects of Multi-Composite Naphthenates Fuel Additives on Diesel

Abstract:

The use of fuel additive has been proposed as a cost-effective strategy for leading to improvement in the fuel efficiency and reduction in the emissions from diesel-powered engines. This paper reports the results of experimental investigations on the influence of the addition of multi-composite naphthenates. The major physicochemical properties, engine performance and emissions of the base diesel and the modified diesel are measured. Comparisons of the performance of the diesel with and without the additive, both of them had good stability. The flash point and the viscosity were found that there was no change with the inclusion of the additive. The calorific value of diesel with additives has a significant increasing. The emission levels of NOx are appreciably reduced with the addition of multi-composite naphthenates. Therefore, it was concluded that the multi-composite naphthenates fuel additive can be used to improve the fuel properties of diesel.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 962-965)
• Pages: 1450-1454
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.962-965.1450
• Online since: June 2014
• Authors: Yong Chen, Hui Zhao*, Suo Jiang Zhang, Guang Jin Zhang
• Keywords: Combustion Improver, Emission, Energy Saving, Fuel Additives, Naphthenates

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